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Lovers Leap Bridge

Litchfield County, Connecticut
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http://www.past-inc.org/bibco/lovr.htm

Facts 

Overview
Lenticular through truss bridge over Housatonic River on Abandoned section of Pumpkin Hill Road
Location
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1895 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 173.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.54413, -73.40699   (decimal degrees)
41°32'39" N, 73°24'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/632868/4600389 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Milford
Inventory number
BH 46455 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (54)
Built 1895 (156)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Connecticut (267)
Have street view (9,897)
Lenticular through truss (22)
Lenticular truss (56)
 Litchfield County, Connecticut (32)
New Milford, Connecticut (2)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,809)
Preserved (652)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • October 9, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

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